ABSTRACT
The first chapter of the book opens the conversation by looking back at the chronological sets of events following the detection of COVID-19 cases even before it was declared as a pandemic. It explores the extent to which the crisis influenced the emergency policies taken in responding to challenges in their domestic and international levels, with specific focus on policies related to diplomacy. It further looks at a broad picture of how increasingly nationalistic natures by some countries have put international cooperation under pressure.
